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Definitions for relief

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  • Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped

  • The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

  • Assistance in time of difficulty

  • The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged

  • Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

  • A change for the better

  • The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

  • Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

  • (law) redress awarded by a court

  • The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

  • A pause for relaxation

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